Hip surgery for Royal; 6 months of rehab ahead

Douglas LeeFeb 7, 2011 12:36 PM

Vic Lombardi reported via Twitter that Broncos WR Eddie Royal had surgery on his hip and will require 6 months of rehabilitation. This likely will end any speculation that the Broncos will be trading away one of their veteran receivers... (Thanks, Ponderosa!)

UPDATE 3:08PM ET: Team spokesman Patrick Smyth says the Broncos expect Royal “will be ready for OTAs in late May.”

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Ouch. You&#8217ve got to wonder when the injury occurred. We all have a bad tendency to judge players when their performance declines without seeing the whole picture. I think Orton might fall in the same category.

Posted by azdenfan on 2011-02-08 02:12:24

Thanks, Doug for the post. Thanks also to Ponderosa for explaining the type of injury.

Posted by BlackKnight on 2011-02-07 22:10:47

The recovery time indicates this wasn&#8217t just a cleanout of debris, but something more structural. His hip never showed up on any injury report this year, although his groin muscle was strained and duly reported. Sometimes imbalances favoring certain muscle groups leads to problems in the adjacent structures. My guess is this was a torn labrum, which is the lip of tissue which holds the ball in the joint socket. The recovery time is consistent with recovery from that type of surgery. I&#8217ll see if I can get more information.

Posted by Ponderosa on 2011-02-07 21:00:10

Marshall had hip problems for years and he played fine(just about the only thing he did do, most of the time).

My guess is that since he played the entire season on it that it isn&#8217t career threatening, and given Royal&#8217s work ethic, I am sure he will be fine.

I am an Eddie fan, so what can I say, I drink the positive kool aid

Posted by SpaceCowboy on 2011-02-07 18:53:24

I wished him a speedy recovery on his Facebook page.

Be curious to get Doc&#8217s thoughts on the injury and recovery process. He&#8217s young and doesn&#8217t have a degenerative hip a la an older Rod Smith, but one always worries a bit&#8230

Posted by underdog on 2011-02-07 18:42:38

And he played with it through the season. Tough dude.

Posted by Joe Howard on 2011-02-07 18:39:49

How long ago was this surgery? I wonder why he&#8217d wait this long to have surgery&#8230